North Dakota State Bison Football Roster
Offense
Running backs11
Wide receivers19
Tight ends11
Offensive line29
- 8Keenan Wilson
- 53Chase Evink
- 54Alijah Wayne
- 55Kene Anene
- 57Gavin Wang
- 58Zach Hellendrung
- 59James Nellis
- 61Gage Schmidt
- 62Griffin Empey
- 63Trey McPartland
- 64Jason Hunter
- 65Brody Clubb
- 66Jack Liwienski
- 67Earl Brown
- 68Coy Okeson
- 69Skyler Werner
- 70Tucker Thieneman
- 71Nate Tastad
- 72Nate Schneckloth
- 73Alex Warden
- 74Brett Tastad
- 75Josh Magin
- 76Ryan Babatz
- 77Austin Schultz
- 78Noah Stommes
- 94Logan Larson
- 95Zach Vanderpool
- 98Jack Hansen
- 99Obald Niyonkuru
Defense
Defensive line11
Linebackers15
Defensive backs23
- 2EJ Davis
- 4Najee Nelson
- 6Jaylin Crumby
- 7Chance Tucker
- 12DJ Voltz
- 13Mikhale Ford
- 14Taylen Eady
- 16Marion Moore
- 19Will Rosenmeyer
- 20Will Steil
- 22Hudson Artz
- 23Kegan Huber
- 24Kobe Russell
- 26Evrett Tait
- 27Landon Meier
- 28Kendrick Carter
- 29Darius Givance
- 30Jaylen Archibald
- 31Q Barnslater
- 32Brayden Dozier
- 33Walker Braaten
- 34Deron Russell
- 36Gunner Thielges
Specialists
Kickers2
Punters2
Long snappers2
Schedule
- Statistics, vs Jacksonville State, Sat Aug 29Jacksonville StateNorth Dakota StateSat Aug 29W 33-7
- Statistics, vs Fordham, Sat Sep 5FordhamNorth Dakota StateSat Sep 5W 38-0
- Statistics, at Air Force, Sat Sep 12North Dakota StateAir ForceSat Sep 12W 38-32
- Statistics, at Sacramento State, Sat Sep 19North Dakota StateSacramento StateSat Sep 19W 31-10
- Statistics, vs Wyoming, Sat Oct 3WyomingNorth Dakota StateSat Oct 3W 28-0
- Statistics, at UNLV, Sat Oct 10North Dakota StateUNLVSat Oct 10L 7-13
- NevadaNorth Dakota StateSat Oct 177:00 PM ET
- North Dakota StateNew MexicoSat Oct 2410:10 PM ET
- UTEPNorth Dakota StateSat Oct 313:30 PM ET
- North Dakota StateHawaiiSat Nov 1411:10 PM ET
- Northern IllinoisNorth Dakota StateSat Nov 214:10 PM ET
- North Dakota StateSan Jose StateFri Nov 273:30 PM ET
Statistics
Passing3
| Player | GP | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | LngTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Nathan HayesQuarterback | 6 | 87 | 138 | 1119 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
| 10Trey DrakeQuarterback | 1 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 19 | — |
| 0Preston BrownQuarterback | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing10
| Player | GP | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | LngTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7DJ ScottRunning Back | 6 | 73 | 306 | 4 | 42 | 0 |
| 5Myles MitchellRunning Back | 5 | 68 | 305 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| 2Nathan HayesQuarterback | 6 | 33 | 155 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| 4Nyeoti PunniRunning Back | 6 | 27 | 129 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 32Barry KpeenuRunning Back | 4 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 26Brady WavrunekRunning Back | 5 | 11 | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 0Preston BrownQuarterback | 4 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 18Jackson WilliamsWide Receiver | 6 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 21Chris KielWide Receiver | 4 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 40Kaden ZenzenTight End | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving15
| Player | GP | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | LngTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18Jackson WilliamsWide Receiver | 6 | 23 | 374 | 1 | 51 | 0 |
| 81Reis KesselTight End | 6 | 15 | 180 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| 15Mekhi CollinsWide Receiver | 6 | 12 | 175 | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| 7DJ ScottRunning Back | 6 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 21Chris KielWide Receiver | 4 | 6 | 80 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| 17Isiah St. RomainWide Receiver | 5 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 84Logan ConklinWide Receiver | 5 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| 5Myles MitchellRunning Back | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8Jeremiah PattersonWide Receiver | 4 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | — |
| 11Jordan McCantsWide Receiver | 5 | 3 | 88 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| 26Brady WavrunekRunning Back | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 83Cade OstermanWide Receiver | 4 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 4Nyeoti PunniRunning Back | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 86Dylan VokalWide Receiver | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — |
| 44Luke KokatTight End | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | — |
Defense77
| Player | GP | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sack | Int | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Donovan WoolenLinebacker | 6 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3Gavin SellLinebacker | 6 | 32 | 11 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29Darius GivanceSafety | 6 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14Taylen EadySafety | 6 | 20 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25Ray James Jr.Linebacker | 5 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94Logan LarsonDefensive Tackle | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8Keenan WilsonDefensive Tackle | 6 | 17 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Matthew StenbrotenDefensive End | 6 | 17 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9Kelton McCaslinDefensive End | 5 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20Will SteilSafety | 5 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16Marion MooreCornerback | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41Peder HaugoLinebacker | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42Alex ElliottLinebacker | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6Jaylin CrumbySafety | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52Keith WilliamsLinebacker | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12DJ VoltzCornerback | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34Deron RussellCornerback | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95Zach VanderpoolDefensive Tackle | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4Najee NelsonCornerback | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54Alijah WayneDefensive Tackle | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93Anthony OkesDefensive End | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30Jaylen ArchibaldSafety | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28Kendrick CarterCornerback | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21Noah TaylorLinebacker | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99Obald NiyonkuruDefensive Tackle | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22Hudson ArtzSafety | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 56Allante BurleyDefensive End | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48Blake SchiltzDefensive End | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50Damian DevineLinebacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47Jacob WrbanekLinebacker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13Mikhale FordSafety | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35Ryland SatterLinebacker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60Thomas RobertsDefensive End | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0Victor IseleDefensive End | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53Chase EvinkDefensive Tackle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21Chris KielWide Receiver | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19John GoresWide Receiver | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Mekhi CollinsWide Receiver | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39Aaron BickertonPunter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96Abraham MyersTight End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32Barry KpeenuRunning Back | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26Brady WavrunekRunning Back | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83Cade OstermanWide Receiver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Chance TuckerCornerback | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48CJ AndersonLong Snapper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68Coy OkesonOffensive Guard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7DJ ScottRunning Back | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37Drew KleinKicker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86Dylan VokalWide Receiver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2EJ DavisCornerback | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9Gabriel CunninghamTight End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61Gage SchmidtCenter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62Griffin EmpeyOffensive Guard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17Isiah St. RomainWide Receiver | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66Jack LiwienskiOffensive Guard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18Jackson WilliamsWide Receiver | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59James NellisOffensive Guard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8Jeremiah PattersonWide Receiver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85Jett ZabelTight End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Jordan McCantsWide Receiver | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75Josh MaginOffensive Tackle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40Kaden ZenzenTight End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55Kene AneneOffensive Line | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24Kobe RussellCornerback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84Logan ConklinWide Receiver | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44Luke KokatTight End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5Myles MitchellRunning Back | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72Nate SchnecklothOffensive Guard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71Nate TastadOffensive Guard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Nathan HayesQuarterback | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78Noah StommesOffensive Tackle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4Nyeoti PunniRunning Back | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55Oliver LuchtLinebacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0Preston BrownQuarterback | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81Reis KesselTight End | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76Ryan BabatzOffensive Tackle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33Walker BraatenSafety | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking2
| Player | GP | FGM | FGA | Lng | XPM | XPA | Pts | Blk | XPB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37Drew KleinKicker | 6 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 20 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 38Jayden OnuongaKicker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Punting1
| Player | GP | Punts | Yds | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39Aaron BickertonPunter | 6 | 18 | 796 | 68 |
Kick returns1
| Player | GP | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | LngTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18Jackson WilliamsWide Receiver | 6 | 7 | 136 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Punt returns2
| Player | GP | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | LngTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18Jackson WilliamsWide Receiver | 6 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 8Jeremiah PattersonWide Receiver | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 16 | — |
Season totals from NCAA published box scores.